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Originally Posted by Danzig
i googled that.. there are limitations on federal funding for abortions, but there are instances where it is allowed (rape, incest, life of the mother). in fact, there has been state and federal money spent on abortion over the years. a drop in the bucket budget wise, but it's not true that it's never happened.
http://www.aclu.org/reproductive-fre...nding-abortion |
Sorry - I was referring to the Republican budget rider defunding federal dollars for Planned Parenthood in the name of "preventing abortion" - which is a nonsensical falsehood, as no federal funds go to abortion at Planned Parenthood.
Yes, Medicaid can cover some medical abortions, so yes, federal Medicaid dollars can indeed rarely go to some abortions, that is correct, and a good point.
But no, no federal tax dollars go to elective abortions at Planned Parenthood and similar clinics, and no, they do not go to "routine" elective abortions at all. The statement "I'm tired of funding them" doesn't hold up.
Was not talking about state tax dollars, just federal dollars.